Posts Tagged ‘quilts’

My husband and I just returned from an idyllic week in Maui, where we celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary in Kaanapali Beach. This is surely one of the most beautiful places on our planet. Highlights of our trip included perfect weather; an anniversary sunset dinner
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Lori Hiedeman shared this story about an astonishing hand-pieced hexagon quilt. Lori, be sure to let us know the END of the story! “My friend Tami has MS (multiple sclerosis). My mother and I went to visit her last fall, and knowing I enjoy quilting, she asked her
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Meet AQS Author, Dianne Springer. Dianne’s fun book is called Scrap-O-Lator Quilts & More. Here is a little of Dianne’s background – in her own words. “In the last century, when I was about 11 or 12, I remember my older brother saying after a
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Why leave a quilt well enough alone when you can adorn and enrich it with embellishments? This book by Terry White is a guide to decorating textiles that includes tips for making your own embellishments as well as how to use them on quilt surfaces. There are design
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Taking the quilted fabric postcard craze to a new level, Mary Mayne’s mini panels captivate quilters’ quest for variety. These little gems of various sizes, complete with batting, backing, and binding, make great personalized gifts for decoration or for more
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The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2011. This video from the American Quilters Society shows how the museum got its start 20 years ago. The museum was originally named the Museum of the American Quilters Society. In 2008,
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She ranks among the top quilt teachers in the world, her art quilts are claiming new territory, she leads one of the world’s premiere quilt resorts, and her aim is accurate, both on and off the shooting range. Who is she? Pick up a copy of the January 2012 issue of
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Sharon Schlotzhauer needs your help locating her 1st place quilt Really ‘Wild’ Flowers! Season Two! The quilt did not make it back home from the recent Houston Quilt Festival. Each of the seven flowers depicted is three-dimensional. The quilt went missing on
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Are you still looking for “just the right” gift? Well, you can’t go wrong with a beautiful AQS calendar. It’s the gift that will have your recipients thinking about you every time they look at the date. AQS has two calendar styles. There is the desk,
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